CAMDEN, N.J. — Colgate men's rowing had two boats take home gold medals at the Knecht Cup Sunday.  "Our Varsity eight, which is very young, learned a lot about what it takes to be successful at the varsity level this weekend.  Our fours had very good rows, executing disciplined race plans and showing a lot of grit," said assistant coach Eric Summers. 

MEN'S FROSH/NOVICE FOUR FINAL

• The Raiders frosh/novice four earned Colgate's first gold of the day after crossing the finish line with a time of 7:27.14.
• The crew took an early lead over the rest of the field by the 500-meter mark.
• Colgate successfully held their lead through the finish, besting Stetson, which had the first overall time on Saturday.
• The boat also beat out Lafayette, Connecticut, UMass, and Case Western.

MEN'S SECOND VARSITY FOUR FINAL

• Colgate's second varsity four took gold in their final with a time of 7:08.12.
• It was a quick turn-around for Borenstein, Mozinski, Stuebe, and Goduco after gaining success in the frosh/novice four final an hour beforehand.
• After starting down on MIT and Lehigh, the crew managed to push through Lehigh by the 500-meter mark.
• At the 1000-meter mark, Colgate moved past MIT, eventually reaching an open water gap on the other crew.
• The Raiders defeated all crews by 16 seconds and gained their second gold.

MEN'S VARSITY EIGHT PETITE FINAL

• The Raiders' Varsity Eight placed second in the petite final with a time of 6:04.09, falling by less than a second to Ithaca's time of 6:03.44.
• The crew faced head-to-head competition with Ithaca throughout the course, making it a two-boat race within the first 500 meters.
• In the last hundred meters, Ithaca posted a strong sprint where Colgate fell short. Both crews clocked in at the finish 30 seconds before Fairfield.

SATURDAY HEATS

MEN'S FROSH/NOVICE FOUR

• The Raiders' frosh/novice four crossed the line with a time of 8:14.87, taking first in their heat and second overall after Stetson, which finished in 8:08.38.
• With a strong start, Colgate was ahead of all crews by the 500-meter mark and used that momentum to push them to open water on all crews by the 1000-meter mark and through the finish.
• The crew will face Case Western again in the final tomorrow after falling to Colgate by eight seconds.
• Colgate defeated crews from Carnegie Mellon, George Mason, Pittsburgh, and New Hampshire by over 46 seconds.

MEN'S VARSITY EIGHT

• Colgate's varsity eight clocked in at 6:30.52, putting them in the petite final against Fairfield and Ithaca.
• The Raiders faced tough competition, trailing behind MIT and Mercyhurst. The boat was able to push ahead of Ithaca by less than a second to secure third in their heat.

MEN'S SECOND VARSITY FOUR

• Due to only five entries in the event, Colgate went straight to the final in lane two tomorrow, facing Lehigh, MIT, Stetson, and West Point.

LINEUPS

Men's Varsity Eight
Cox: Bella Jaffe
8 Mel Farrell
7 Luca Williams
6. James Burke
5 Mark Giacona
4 Stokes Feezor
3 Ethan Ouyang
2 William White
1 Ryan Fox

Men's Frosh/Novice Four
Cox: Rina Borenstein
4 Griffin Mozinski
3 Alex Stuebe
2 Asher Goduco
1 Evan Cecere

Men's Second Varsity Four
Cox: Rina Borenstein
4 Griffin Mozinski
3 Alex Stuebe
2 Asher Goduco
1 Ben Schweighauser